PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Skrumbo 's choice of entrance music: It's a fight!!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Un Kim
vs
Skrumbo

150 cm
32
138 lbs
34 - 10 - 1

180 cm
35
146 lbs
35 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Skrumbo 's shoulder, as Skrumbo tries to avoid the shot.
Skrumbo misses with a hook.
Skrumbo looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skrumbo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kim slips under a jab.
Kim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skrumbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kim.
Skrumbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim throws a body kick that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Skrumbo looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Kim lands with a right hand.
Donk. Skrumbo catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skrumbo 's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Skrumbo lands with a nice body punch.
Skrumbo slips a jab from Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Skrumbo should have avoided that one.
Skrumbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
A telegraphed right hand from Skrumbo misses the target.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Skrumbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Skrumbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skrumbo .
Jong Un Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Skrumbo pushes him off.
Kim misses with a hook
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrumbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skrumbo slips a straight right by Kim.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim throws a body kick that misses
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skrumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skrumbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
A jab from Kim misses.
Skrumbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Kim tests Skrumbo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skrumbo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kim lands with a cross.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Skrumbo moved away.
Skrumbo blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skrumbo .
Kim misses with a hook.

Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skrumbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim pushes Skrumbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skrumbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrumbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrumbo 's elbow.
Kim prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kim.
Kim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.

Skrumbo breaks the clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skrumbo throws out a powerful jab.
Skrumbo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skrumbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kim scores with a hook.
Skrumbo misses with a looping left.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Kim misses.
Skrumbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Kim misses.
Skrumbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skrumbo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skrumbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim forces Skrumbo back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Kim as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbo .
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skrumbo lands a body punch.
Skrumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Kim.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbo controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Skrumbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.

Skrumbo is rocked!
Kim misses with the head strike.
Skrumbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kim finish him?
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
Skrumbo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skrumbo is keeping busy.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrumbo backwards.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Skrumbo scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skrumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrumbo misses with the head strike.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrumbo lands with a right to the head.
Kim is leaning against Skrumbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kim cracks Skrumbo with a nice body shot.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skrumbo or not.
Skrumbo lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim misses with some punches.
Skrumbo scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
Kim is leaning against Skrumbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skrumbo is breathing heavily.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim lands with a right to the head.
Skrumbo pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jong Un Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Skrumbo misses with a punch to the body.
Kim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skrumbo 's efforts to push away.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbo misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim cracks Skrumbo with a nice body shot.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Skrumbo to his knees! Kim keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Jong Un Kim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Da Skrumbo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.